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A crowded indoor hall with a high ceiling, exposed steel roof trusses and ceiling fans. A large crowd of young men and boys fills the floor, most wearing white shirts and white dhotis or trousers. In the foreground a young man in a blue striped shirt stands beside a boy in a white shirt with light blue trim, and a middle-aged man in a white shirt stands at right. A framed picture hangs on the back wall beside a red and gold banner, with a camera on a tripod and a black speaker box at right. A white-clad crowd continues toward the back. The title mentions the Ananda Spurana Convention at Attur, Tamil Nadu, but no a person candidate is visible in this frame.

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July 27 20062006-07-27A large indoor hall filled with seated devotees, most wearing white clothing, sitting cross-legged on the floor at what appears to be an evening convention. Many are young women and girls in white salwar-style or sari-style outfits, with some in colourful saris and salwars in orange, pink and blue. A few boys in white shirts sit at the front left. Rows of attendees stretch back toward a distant stage area, and a few standing figures in white are visible among the crowd.2007-05-20September 18 20112011-09-18A large hall with cream walls and a white ceiling fitted with ceiling fans and fluorescent tube lights, with brass chandeliers hanging in the centre. A crowd of men in white dhotis and shirts, along with some men in checked shirts, stand and mill about the open floor, while women in colourful saris stand near the back. Rows of blue stacking chairs line the far right side, and a blue banner hangs on the left wall.A large indoor hall packed with hundreds of seated participants in white shirts and white dhotis, many wearing lanyards, at a person Spurana Program session. A mezzanine balcony along the back wall is also filled with spectators. On the far wall, framed portraits of female deities in red and saffron tones hang within lattice-screen alcoves, and loudspeakers are mounted on the right. The front rows are full of men with moustaches and glasses, one in a teal shirt standing at left. No clear a person figure is visible in the frame.2006-07-28A dense crowd of devotees fills an open-air event space at night, lit by overhead bulbs under a striped canopy in red, green, yellow and blue. Most men wear white shirts and white dhotis, and several wear rudraksha or bead malas around their necks. A few women in saris stand among them, and a young man in a blue-and-white jacket stands near the centre. A white flag on a bamboo pole rises at the right edge beside a dark signboard with partial Tamil lettering. No single leader or a person candidate is clearly identifiable, and the crowd is shown from a distance without any visible ritual focal point.2007-01-12February 08 20082008-02-08May 20 20072007-05-20July 30 20062006-07-30July 30 20062006-07-30A large indoor hall packed with a dense crowd of men in white shirts and white clothing, many wearing rudraksha malas and identity badges on lanyards. Several people in the foreground have hands pressed together in prayer or namaste, and several have eyes closed in meditation. The hall has a balcony with railings, rows of ceiling lights, and a high arched roof. A few men wear glasses, and one man in the foreground holds a folded paper and pen.2006-07-30A crowded indoor hall with a blue-painted metal roof and ceiling fans, where devotees stand in rows. Many men wear white shirts and white dhotis, some with rudraksha-style necklaces and tilak marks, and several women wear saris in pink, orange and white. Hands are folded in namaskaram near the front. Decorative cloth-wrapped pillars with bird and floral patterns line the walls, and a camera operator stands at the left edge filming.2011-10-08